by PAX Memphis Recovery Center | Aug 20, 2019 | Addiction, Detox, PAX Memphis Recovery Center, Recovery
Ever felt like your ritual knock-off drink has started to cost a little too much? Maybe your need for a good time is costing you more than you would like to think about. The truth is, habits such as these have affected many of us at some point in our lives. You’re...
by PAX Memphis Recovery Center | Jun 13, 2019 | Addiction, Detox, PAX Memphis Recovery Center
If you are questioning whether or not your drug use has gotten bad enough that you need to check into rehab, it’s a good indication that drugs are beginning to play a huge part in your life. Whether you are facing legal consequences, health issues, emotional despair,...
by PAX Memphis Recovery Center | Apr 17, 2019 | Addiction, Detox
Medical professionals have long warned the public about the dangers of polydrug use. Many people are aware of the dangers of mixing drugs like benzos and alcohol, but there is a rising trend of people engaging in polydrug use involving drugs like Xanax or Valium with...
by PAX Memphis Recovery Center | Mar 15, 2019 | Addiction, Detox
The four stages of alcoholism were defined by E. Morton Jellinek, a researcher who contributed a lot of work toward the study of alcoholism and helped shape society’s evolving view that alcoholism is not a moral failing. Why categorize alcoholism into stages? It’s...
by PAX Memphis Recovery Center | Jan 25, 2019 | Addiction, Detox, Recovery
In 2017, a total of 1,776 people died from drug overdose in the state of Tennessee. Opioids, both medically prescribed opioids and illegal opioids, are one of the most abused drugs, as about 1,300 out of 1,776 were opioid-related deaths. This is a common problem...
by PAX Memphis Recovery Center | Dec 16, 2018 | Addiction, Detox
“That’s what drugs and alcohol will do to you. It’ll take you places you can’t imagine.” – Ronald Heirs (a former opioids and heroin addict). Since the early 2000s, America has been going through a drug abuse epidemic, and it has continued to seep deep into every nook...